`iterm2` is a GPL terminal emulator available on macOS.
Questions tagged [iterm2]
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My terminal (iTerm2) suddenly has a new prompt
I just opened a new tab in iTerm2, and the prompt is now
unknown48437c7db712:~alecwilson $.
In the tab that was already open, I checked, and the prompt used to be tests-MacBook-Air:~ $. It's asking me to provide my RSA key for github but doesn't…

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how can i code in colors with OS X terminal, iterm2
i've used OS X and when i edit codes in terminal or iterm2, the codes(java, c++, etc) are always colored so that it can very helpful to code with them.
However, i don't know when exactly it happens, but the codes are just all black in terminal and…

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iTerm don't save 'set' parameters to use vim
I'm using iTerm2 with vim to work with python files. When I create or start editing a file using 'vi', I always have to introduce all the configuration values like ':set number', ':syntax on', etc. I have edited '.vimrc' from MacVim to save this…

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Why my vim split window line so ugly?
When I split window, an ugly split line appears. I wonder why there is grey spaces between the '|' separator. I want only the '|'.
By the way, I use mac iterm2. I wonder some vim plugins cause this, but not sure.

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Terminal configuration is incorrect
I'm having issues with two parts of my Terminal installation in particular.
The first is the prompt area. Look at how on each new line it says 108% instead of >. I'd like to know how I can switch that back to >.
![Image of Terminal][1]
The second…

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Weird characters using vim on iterm2 on Mavericks
When I start vim in iterm2 on Mavericks I get the following weird characters
More of the same appears somewhat randomly when I type. Possibly more when i type brackets
Any ideas?

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MySQL Screwed Up Output
I'm see some very strange outputs from MySQL, and I don't know whether it's my console or my data that's causing this. Here are some screenshots:
Any ideas?
edit:
mysql> describe…

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Tmux current pane indicator when focus regained
I'm trying to create a visual indicator of which pane is currently focused in tmux when my terminal (iterm2, OSX) window gains focus. I have found that iterm2 sends a focus gained escape sequence (^[[I) so now I am trying to find how I can capture…

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background issue with my vim
How do I get rid of the gray-highlight in my vim editor? I am not selecting anything, this is what I see when I load VI.
Thank you.
image: http://postimg.org/image/xe7uw7nqt/

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Can I change the 256 color mappings in iterm2 or Terminal?
For example, I'd like to change the color "52" found in this chart to a much darker red.
Just to be clear, I'm not looking for a way to create a color theme. I want to redefine the underlining color that are mapped to the standard 256 colors.

mjezzi
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Using zsh, rvm, and iterm2 not reusing my current directory when opening new tab
I'm using rvm, zsh and iterm2 on development. When I'm going to the directory of my project using iterm2 and then open new tab why is it that my new tab always redirect me to the root directory? I change the preferences of my iterm2 to reuse…

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1. Shell and 1.bash on top of iTerm window?
when I open Iterm, the top of the window says 1. Shell and then quickly changes to 1.bash.
Can anyone tell me what they mean? And is it possible to change the title on the top? Thanks!

Saad
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Solarized colors for shell don't work in iTerm2 (and Terminal). All colors are the same
How to make syntax highlighted for shell?

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Format the Rspec output in the terminal
I want to remove the milliseconds and the begin transaction and rollback transaction from the output
Also want to remove the database queries.
All I want is the test itself.
Is there a way to get it done?

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OS X: $ cat /dev/random asks me to print
When I run:
$ cat /dev/random
on OS X 10.9, after a short period of time, a print dialog pops up asking me if I want to print gibberish (iTerm2).
Using the native terminal application, it just crashes.
I understand that /dev/random produces noise…

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